We are the 99 Percent, photo of the day, via Tumblr. Today’s photo from a high school senior in Chicago.

Today’s “We are the 99 percent” photo of the day. Crippling student loans, no jobs. Not the American Dream.

Today’s picture and story of the day, from the “We Are the 99 Percent” gallery at Tumblr

Today’s picture and story of the day from the “We Are the 99%” gallery at tumblr.

I am the 99% !

This woman and her husband can barely make it paycheck to paycheck and they have two daughters. The mother does not work. She could get a job but has figured out they save money if she doesn’t work: I am 27 years old and have worked since I was 14. My husband and I are [...]

This photo and story is not selected because this 29-year old woman’s story is one of the worst stories of suffering. She probably could have written “I am one of the lucky ones.” I have selected this because the ultimate conclusion she draws is reasonable: not selling your soul to the corporate state is likely to put you in debt.

This 99 Percenter is a mother and this is her story…

This 39-year-old mother’s backstory: I’m a 39 year old Mother of Two INCREDIBLE Sons & I’m Partner to one AMAZING Man! I’m permanently disabled with Sjogren’s Disease, Lupus & Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sjogren’s Disease has shattered & destroyed all of my teeth & large sections of my upper & lower jawbone, causing severe, unrelenting agony 24 [...]